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Cotter and a Billerica player have their eyes on the ball as it whizzes close to them.

WA Boys’ Soccer stomps out Billerica in nail-biting 2-0 match

Srivas Arun, Co-Editor-in-Chief Sep 22, 2025

WA Boys’ Soccer emerged as the winners of their home match against Billerica Memorial High School on Saturday, Sept. 20, stomping out their opponents in a late 2-0 win and leveling their season record to 2-2-1 after a tense 80 minutes of gameplay. The fiery game began with a charged first half marked...

Senior Ethan Marquez passes the ball down the field.

Photos: WA Boys’ Soccer falls to Waltham in a 5-2 loss

Gabriel Freeman, Co-Sports Editor Sep 18, 2025

WA Boys' Soccer suffered a 5-2 loss against Waltham High School on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Trustees Field. Waltham started off strong, scoring an early goal which left WA at a disadvantage for the rest of the game. After halftime, WA gained some momentum and scored two goals, but in the end, Waltham...

WA poses for a picture after the game.

WA Boys’ Soccer defeats Acton-Boxborough with a 1-0 victory

Katie McDermott, Co-features Editor Sep 30, 2024

WA Boys’ Soccer had their fourth win of the season, defeating Acton-Boxborough (AB) 1-0 on Tuesday, September 24, improving their season record to 4-2. The first half started off with WA keeping up a very strong defense in order to hold back AB. Junior goalie Jack Bussey came in clutch in the goal...

The Ghosts huddle in the middle of the field right before the start of the second half.

WA Boys’ Soccer crushes Chelmsford 3-0

Kate Kelly, Co-Features Editor Oct 31, 2023

WA Boys’ Soccer defeated the Chelmsford Lions 3-0 in their final regular season game on Monday, Oct. 30, earning them the chance to move on to the Massachusetts State Tournament.  Grey skies and constant rainfall started the game off with high adrenaline. Chelmsford won the kick-off for the first...

Boys' Soccer huddles up together.

WA Boys’ Soccer sets their eyes on the season

James Farley, Co-Managing Editor Sep 12, 2022

Players shouting encouragement, whistles blowing, and coaches calling plays fill the Trustees Field with noise. Under the bright lights in the brisk fall air, the team unites to pull out a victory. This is something the WA Boys' Soccer team hopes to achieve frequently this fall. After winning just...

Other seniors can't even look at the LS players celebrating

Boys soccer falls to LS on senior night

Griffin Parker, Social Media Editor Oct 28, 2019

The WA boys soccer team lost to Lincoln-Sudbury on Thursday, October 24, by a score of 3-0. This loss was especially heartbreaking for the seniors, as this was their last home game at WA.  

The starters for WA have a huddle on the field before the first kick.

Boys’ Varsity Soccer ties with Chelmsford

John Vassiliou, Online Managing Editor Oct 9, 2019

The WA Boys' Varsity Soccer team tied 0-0 with Chelmsford last Saturday at Trustees Field. Despite a week away from the field because of scheduling concerns, WA still brought its vigor to face the Chelmsford Lions. Chelmsford began the game with the ball after winning the initial coin toss. They...

A player from Weston attempts to block Junior Nicholas Awada

WA falls to Weston 1-0

Varshini Ramanathan, Co-Managing Editor Oct 10, 2017

  On Tuesday, October 10th, the WA Boys' Soccer team faced off against Weston on the WA turf. After an early goal, a defensive game on both sides led to a Westford loss against Weston 1-0. The game started out slowly, but eight minutes into the game a defensive error allowed Weston to...

Boys' Soccer grabs win over AB

Boys’ Soccer grabs win over AB

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief Oct 6, 2017

On Friday, October 6th, the WA Boys’ Soccer team faced off against Acton-Boxborough at 7 P.M. under the lights at Alumni Field. After a back and forth game, the boys pulled out a 1-0 win over their rival. The game started off with back and forth play between the two teams, with AB putting a decent...